Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Malta
Malta: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 6,656 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Malta, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — food supply in Malta stood at 6,656 million Kcal.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Malta peaked at 7,246 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,015 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Malta 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Malta, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,282 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 5,015 million Kcal | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 5,314 million Kcal | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 6,147 million Kcal | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 6,737 million Kcal | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 6,130 million Kcal | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 5,366 million Kcal | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 6,260 million Kcal | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 6,495 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 7,246 million Kcal | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 6,481 million Kcal | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 6,656 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 6,656 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,656 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6,656 million Kcal is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,566 million Kcal, 24% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 6,656 million Kcal is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28,505 million Kcal, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,999 million Kcal | 5,015 million Kcal | 7,246 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,612 million Kcal | 6,481 million Kcal | 6,656 million Kcal | 4 |
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- 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,008 million Kcal compare
- 139 Kenya 6,311 million Kcal compare
- 140 French Polynesia 6,299 million Kcal compare
- 141 Vanuatu 5,455 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pelagic fish — food supply in Malta?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Malta was 6,656 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7,246 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,015 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Malta ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.